Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(empty,l) -> l 2: f(cons(x,k),l) -> g(k,l,cons(x,k)) 3: g(a,b,c) -> f(a,cons(b,c)) There are 2 dependency pairs: 4: F(cons(x,k),l) -> G(k,l,cons(x,k)) 5: G(a,b,c) -> F(a,cons(b,c)) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4,5}. - Consider the SCC {4,5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [F](x,y) = [G](x,y,z) = x + 1 and [cons](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 5 is weakly decreasing and rule 4 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.